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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Anselm: from grace to holiness

Thursday, April 21, 2016 Feast of Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1109 Meditation: [Jesus:] “And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” —Luke 11:9-10 (ESV) Quotation: O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire Thee with our whole heart; that, so desiring, we may seek, and seeking find Thee; and so finding Thee may love Thee; and loving Thee, may hate those sins from which Thou hast redeemed us. ... St. Anselm (1033-1109), included in The New Christian Year, Charles Williams, London: Oxford University Press, 1958, p. 44 (see the book) See also Luke 11:9-10; Ps. 27:8; 34:4; 105:3-4; Jas. 4:8; Rev. 3:20; 21:6; 22:17Quiet time reflection: Lord, I found You, seeking me.